Cabinet with removable shelf



1952 c. A. LAYSTROM ETAL 2,584,274

' CABINET WITH REMOVABLE SHELF Filed Jan. 28, 1949 [FF-E17 far 5 C42 /9. L/HSTBOM flaw/Leo Q S/GLEQ Patented Feb. 5, 1952 Decatur, and 1 Howard in.

Silr, ArgentafiIlL, assigr ors ltoiFai-ies "Manufeaturing Company, Decatur, T 111., fa fcomoration "of' Illinois .t s'ApplieationJanuary 2s, 1949,:SeriaLNo. 1%;412

"The *presentinventio; 1 relates to a cabinet "liming a" removable" shelf'end more ''parti"cul'arly *to"acabinet havinge removbleshelf conforming td-the-contour of the "cabinet'a'nd ad'ap'techto be 1 positioned therein.

' The -'cabine't-= f"-the =present invention is particularly adapted for containing -'1'ela.tively''smel1 i'-tems,--"su'ohia s toilet artieles' and the iike. "The Cea-binet lis designed primarily' 'for household use, es in-wbathroom, and isintended toibe mounted ewithinia :surpporting structure, such tesiwithin zaxwell. I y

A removable shelf-shaving rsupporti-ngvlegsais sadapted-wtothe -positioned within the -:eebin'et with -:the vlegs-supporting the: shelf in spaced reiat-ion torthebottom and= topiwallstof ,.-the.'eabinet proper. -\'I?he-I'shelf-e0nforms in shape to the interior 'contour --'of the "cabinet and is;;preferably plaoedein abutment with-the side walllsnf-tthe oahinet so that the shelf is reinforced by the eabinetinterior. Also, the shelfemay be.provided. with a supporting surface Lhaving-ia recessed? portion a'eapteu "to receive .anfvaitioleugenerelly stored \v'vithin'lthe cabinet, such as"'a;g1ass, IsoT'thtjthe adalptalhility 6f the l'helf l to" its' intended fun tion fisie'rihan'ced. I I

' "fNt only isfthezeontourof the ishlfipreferbl lgovern d bythe interior "contour "of the .cahinet, ibiit"2i1so"the sfiz'e offthe sneu-is preiewmy corj'relag'teiiwith the 7 size "*6? the cabinet interior. TThusfthefshlf' may b'efso" sized so as toefcten'd into "closely'ispaoetiirlfition with 'the"'door''offthe --e hint so astopro'vide 'a'maximum' ofrsupnortin'gsuri'ce 'x'vhileheirigspaeedfroin the doorto "permit .the emoloyment of Ta. stora'ge'f'space'eifffor'ded *by the interior "surface *ot "the -f'door.

" "It is, therefore; an "important'ohject "of" the "presentinvention toproVideannmproved "carhine't "construction" having a remOVaI'oIe sheIf zrdanted to-be "positioned therein.

l ifu'rther important object of the present in- "vention i1? is to provide *an improved '--'sh'1'f aixid ctbinetconstructioni-thenebinethaving'et shaped *rearclosurewall'anden open frontwill adapted to be-o 1 os'd bw-9;- iioor,*th'e *shlf "being-"6f" men s'ize-"aii dfi contour-' asto snu-gly within the *atmet' deor' for' 'storagypurposesr 2 Glztims. (01.31242'42) f2 I It is .still another importantv object of the present invention to provide a removmbleshelf for a, cabinetptheshelfthaving supporting llegs ltohsupportlthe shelf surfacefin spaced relation 5 tov the upper. andlower closure wallsof the .,cabinet, the shelf beingoo'f .suoh size and ,configuration as',to ffit snugly within'jthe cabinet in abutting contact with "the interior Tcabinet. Weill.

T'OIther and.iurtherimportantobjects offthis In- 10 .ven'tion will'fb'e apparentffrom' the disclosuresjin the specification and the v accompanying idralwrings.

'Onfthevldrawings: "Figure 1 is front levational vieWnfe cahinet of therpresentrinvention recessed withine. supporting structure;

'Fi'gure 2. isle "front ielevettional view .of the cabinet ofFigure 1 with"the cabinet door open to afiorTd a view of 'theinterior'df theicabinet;

Figure'Bisa cross sectional view' taken along a horizontal .transverseplane further illustrating the cabinet construction;

I T'Figure 4 jisiaeperspective view of a removable "shelf adapted l'for vuse "with the cabinet of "the .25 present invention; and I them-11* so thatthe'frontwallofthe cabinet lies inthe' plane of" the wall. I

The cabinet 'I 0 'icomp'rises generally I a curved 're'ar 'closurewall I 2 (Figure 3) adapted tobeTe- "cessedwithinthe'wallI I v and; terminating in in- 40 'tegrally form-ed outturne'd :supportingfianges I 3 adapted to lie 'fiushwith' the wall I I. .Abottorn closure wall I 4 "and "a top "closure Well I 5 J are "provided *to overlie/the upper and lower ex- -tremiti=es "of themurve'd *rear closure Weill I2 to *form' an" open"'cebinet,"the'1ower closure wan I4 and "IT are "secured together and finished to present an *unbrokenornamental border I for the open cabinet front while also serving to provide means forsecuiing *the cabinet within its "well "rece'ss. r r

Aspeihaps best seenin igure 3,-the cabinet may preferably be formed to a semi-cylindrical configuration, in which case the lower and upper closure walls I4 and are in the form of semicircular segments while the rear wall I2 is semicylindrical in contour.

The open, rectangular cabinet front may suitably be closed by a door l8 hinged to the cabinet, as by an elongated hinge l9 secured to the inner surface of closure wall 12 adjacent one of the flanges l3 and to a rear door surface 18a adjacent one vertical edge thereof.

The door I8 is preferably provided with a simple spring-urged latch 20 adjacent that vertical edge opposite hinge l9, the latch 20 having a spring-urged catch button 2| adapted to protrude through a corresponding aperture formed in an adjacent portion of the rear closure wall I2 as shown in Figure 3. The door I8 is also desirably provided with a handle 22 which is secured to door 18 by suitable means, as by screws 23 extending through the door l2 adjacent the latch 20.

As best shown in Figure 2, a removable shelf 25 is provided to be positioned within the interior of cabinet Ill. The shelf 25 comprises generally an upper shelf member 26 which is preferably formed to appropriate contours and dimensions to fit snugly within cabinet I0 as shown in Figure '3. For example, where the cabinet is semiface 26a thereof to provide a smooth shelf supporting surface. Although three legs 28 are provided for shelf 26, it should be realized that more than three legs 28 may be provided for member 26, if it is so desired.

It will also beobserved from Figure 3 that the straightforward edge 30 of member 26 is spaced from the inner surface Ilia, of door I8 when the door is in closed position, the edge 30 extending parallel to the door inner surface l8a. A space is thus provided between edge 30 and the surface I8a, so that the inner surface |8a of door l8 may be employed as storage space. Utilization-of this additional storage space is illustrated in Figure 3, in which a plurality of rectangular plates 3| having cut-away portions 32 are provided on the inner door surface I8a.

It will be noted in Figure l that the upper supporting surface 26aof shelf member 26 does not lie in a single horizontal plane but that opposing edge portions of the surface 28a are vertically offset from the center of the supporting surface. This vertical offset is to be desired where articles ofa certain definite-size are to be supported on the supporting surface to define a designated position for such articles.

The advantages residing in the cabinet and removable shelf unit of the present invention may thus be realized in its application to a particular use. I have found that this construction is extremely desirable as a. bathroom fixture for containing toilet articles. The shelf 25 is of convenient size to support toilet articles such as a razor, shaving bowl, and other shaving accesshelf.

shelf surface 26a. may conveniently be sized to receive a water glass. The vertically ofiset side supporting surfaces aid in maintaining the glass in position centrally upon the shelf. The spacing of the shelf vertically within the cabinet may be varied by varying the length of the legs 28 so that additional toilet articles, such as a toothbrush, toothpaste and the like, may be disposed beneath the shelf 25. The positioning of the center leg 28 in the rearward portion of the cabinet provides an open central area directly underlying the shelf 25 which is readily accessible for the storage of such articles, while the additional support lent to the shelf 25 by its contact with the closure wall l2 strengthens the The supporting plates 3! secured to the inner surface [8a of door I8 may suitably be employed for retaining toothbrushes in position within the slots 32 with the toothbrush handle depending into that space between the inner door surface 18a and the parallel shelf edge surface. Thus,

it may be seen that the convenient and efficient shelf construction of the present invention is extremely desirable for the storage of toilet articles within a bathroom or the like.

The ease with which the shelf may be removed facilitates the cleaning of the interior of the cabinet. Since the supporting legs 28 rest directly on the bottom wall l4 of the cabinet, there are no recesses for the collection of dirt and thus sanitation is also facilitated.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

We claim as our invention: 7 1. A bathroom cabinet or the like which comprises an upstanding wall member shaped to embrace a space with open top, bottom and front portions, said upstanding wall member having out-turned side flanges lying in the plane of the open front portion, a top wall closing the open top and having an up-turned top flange at the front end thereof mating with the upper ends of the side flanges, a bottom wall closing the open bottom and having a depending bottom flange at the front end thereof mating with the bottom ends of the side flanges, said side, top and bottom flanges forming an out-turned peripheral margin border for the open front of said space and adapted to abut against a building wall around a recess therein receiving the cabinet walls, a door for closing the open front of said space, a hinge mounting one side of said door on said upstanding wall member adjacent a side flange, a removable shelf contoured to snugly fit against the upstanding wall member and having a front edge inwardly from the side flanges to be spaced from the door in any position of the door, a pair of front legs depending from the shelf at the junctions of the front edge of the shelf and the upstanding wall confronting edge of the shelf, a rear leg depending from the shelf midway be-.- tween the front legs adjacent the upstanding wall confronting edge of the shelf wall, and said legs resting on said bottom wall to support the shelf above the bottom wall without obstructing the space between-the bottom and shelf. v

2. A cabinet fortoilet articles and the like which comprises an arcuate upstanding marblesure wall, horizontal upper and lower closure walls secured to the rear closure wall for defining an open front arcuate cabinet interior, a door for closing said open front of the cabinet interior, a hinge connecting one side of the door with said rear closure wall to swingably support the door on the cabinet, a shelf having a chordal front edge and an arcuate rear edge conforming to the curvature of the rear closure wall to snugly abut thereagainst, a pair of front legs depending from the shelf at the corner portions between the front and rear edges thereof, a rear leg depending from the shelf at the mid-point of the rear edge thereof, said legs resting on the lower closure wall to carry the shelf in spaced relation from the upper and lower closure walls without obstructing the space beneath the shelf, and said chordal front edge of the shelf terminating inwardly from the closed position of the door.

CARL A. LAYSTROM. HOWARD R. SIGLER.

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